Scientists find that fat inside muscles blocks healing - but reducing it could restore strength after injury or disease.

Formerly considered fat storage, adipose tissue is now recognized as a vital endocrine organ. Dysfunction in the tissue is linked to significant cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. In the study ...

Consider the delicate web of fat in a Wagyu steak. The "marbling" that makes carnivore connoisseurs swoon is a visual ...

Perhaps surprising for some, the evidence suggests aerobic and concurrent training offer greater fat loss on average, but strength exercise can be just as effective at reducing body fat percentage.

The health consequences of excess visceral fat tissue are well known. But there is another type of fat accumulation in the body that increases the risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

Exercise doesn’t just help you lose fat. It could also promote healthier fat, according to a new study. “Living a physically active lifestyle, exercising regularly over time, makes our fat ...

A kind of memory of obesity may be retained by fat tissues even after weight loss, increasing the chance of some people regaining it, a new study suggests. The research, published in the journal ...

To explore the effects of years of regular exercise on fat tissue, researchers compared two groups of adults with obesity — 16 people who reported exercising at least four times a week for at ...

The findings are important because where fat is stored in the body can have different health impacts. Fat stored just under the skin, in what’s called subcutaneous adipose tissue, has less ...